The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-09
IN a NEW YORK no>p,,,
Nad Lille aud Death ora s,o
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,," scottish a.
special Dispatch to the Glob. no,-
NEW YORK, August 5.-Ir"
Drummond, an einaciated q n"neorge
who breathed his lost on 90, VIZ man
Luke's Hospital YESTERDAY ,no st.
few people would have feconnnlog
scotch nobleman whose roma,,iileda
recr ha, created for him AN in. c|
on both sides Of the A,len,ina' ere'i
full name and title was Lori en- =, His
E'sex MONTH Drummond. ''orge
He was III his 2Gth year hon,
been born on September lsi nng
some time past Lord DrummondtW
been suffering from consumptinn i
only recently, at the instance NJ, alu
British Consulate, be was pro,;t ,ue
with a bed in ST. Lukes. Tn, Gooo'eVu
ed had long been estranqed from o' a,
scotch relatives, and leaves w T'
aud child with no means of obta,n,nms.
n Livelihood except through Is
charity OF strangers. Before he ' a..
tanned his msi )rity Lord Drummoni
developed democratic Tendencies sni
created u gulf between Mmself aai
the other members of his family S'
contracting marriage which hi. him:
Dlooded relatives pleased to term
mesalliauce. HE wife was certainlS
not his equal in social position. hn
,hepoS es.cd y good e iicati IN. was NJ
y good family PIE ty, aud OF loysbns
djspocition. That she really loysj
her noble husband is proved bv tls
tact that all drought his untortus,s
career she has cung to him and en-,
deavored rs far as was in her powe
to reconpen-e him for the position
he had sacraticci.
TRUE TO HIS WIFE.
Lord Drummond's family m,ds
many overtures tor a Reconciliation
but always with the condition that
the young man should discard his WIFI
and conform TO their idcas of uphold.
ing the dignity of the nam5 VI Drum.
mond. The Earl of Perth, Lord
Drummond's grandfather, and ia
whose ti.le and property he wou'l
have sue 'eeded had he lived, was The
most active and persistent 4.
proposiug the basis for reconcile.
ton.
Disguised by the narrow-mindel.
ness of his kinstolk and grieyed thn
they should think kim base en0ug.
to accept such IL condition. LoN
Drummond came to America, deter.
mined TO carve out future for
himself For u time hD succeeded
fairly well, and was able To provide,
comfortable home for his wife aud
child.
At the time when his prospect
seemed brightest he began TO develop
symptoms OF consumption, aud Iimlly,
when he become unable to work anil
hi, funds were exhausted he ws;
forced to seek and except as.i,talc,
from the British Consul.
rOlrEKS' FfELD.
Just before his death, realizing that
his cay, were numbered, he expressed
visit 10 live long enough 10 take his
wife and child to England. There be
would make one more tlCrt to effect
an honorable reconciliation. Could
he accomplish this, he said, he would
die cJntended.
Mrs. Drunmond, or more properly,
Lady Drumnond, through it seems
mockcr to call herso in her present
condition, Is absolutely without mean
aud unless the dead uobleman's rel,-
tives on the other side or his friend; |
on this side contribute the money
To pay his funeral expenses, ne will
very likely find hls final resting plac!
in potters ile.d
The deceased Lords predecessors
we're oulobled in llN7, when irJobH
Drummond, =. c., WAS created lia'OH
Drummoud jams DrummouI, the
fourth baron of the name, was dis
tmguisLcd courticr, and was created
Earl OF Perth by James VI IN scot
land In 1903
The tile aud estates were attaintcs
several times but George Dfummond
the lourtccntn Ear of Perth, obtained
reversal of all httNinders by
special act OF Parliament in Nj5.